Diseases

Diseases, 12 May 2022

Fungicide timing essential for chocolate spot

Recent crop disease surveys found that chocolate spot was all too common in faba bean crops in South Australia and Victoria. Field trials have demonstrated the yield benefit of selecting more resistant varieties and optimising fungicide application timing.

Diseases, 07 May 2022

Bacteria versus fungus – fighting Ascochyta carryover on stubble

A new approach to managing Ascochyta blight in chickpeas aims to reduce the disease build up outside of the cropping season. As part of this approach, researchers at CSIRO are evaluating microbial inoculants with the ability to control Ascochyta rabiei.

Diseases, 23 Apr 2022

New stripe rust variant warrants caution

A new pathotype of stripe rust with increased virulence on barley was detected in 2021. The new pathotype is not expected to cause damage in barley crops in 2022, but it will be critical to monitor the new variant.

Diseases, 13 Apr 2022

Northern growers warned to consider elevated disease risk when making chickpea planting decisions

NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Research Officer, Sean Bithell, said there was a risk that Phytophthora root rot would be widespread across the northern region this season, with ongoing rain providing ideal conditions for the disease and volunteer crops supplying an alternate host for the pathogens over summer.

Diseases, 06 Apr 2022

Research challenges Durum sowing window and reduces Fusarium Crown Rot risk

Trial results have shown that growers can plant their Durum crops earlier in the sowing window to prevent yield loss from heat stress during grain fill.

Diseases, 03 Apr 2022

Rust ‘social diseases’ a biosecurity risk

The emergence and spread of variants of cereal rust pathogens, principally via airborne movement, show very strong parallels with recent experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic. Allowing rust to develop in crops of susceptible cereal cultivars allows rust pathogens to build up, spread and mutate.

Diseases, 29 Mar 2022

Regional fungicide workshops deliver cutting edge in disease management

Western Australian growers have explored the cutting edge of cereal and canola disease and fungicide resistance management in a series of two-day workshops from AFREN.

Diseases, 27 Mar 2022

GLNC launches new wholegrain certification logo

The Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council (GLNC) – has launched a certified trademarked wholegrain logo, ready for distribution to market.

Diseases, 15 Mar 2022

Survey results show high Fusarium crown rot risk across the north

Survey results have shown there’s high Fusarium crown rot risk across NSW and QLD.

Diseases, 21 Jan 2022

Stripe rust incursions create huge challenges

The impact of exotic cereal rust incursions was on full display in eastern Australia during the 2021 season, especially across much of the northern grain growing region where stripe rust was very common and, in some cases, caused significant crop infection.

Updated disease ratings prepare growers for high stripe rust risk

NVT changes to yield results for growers

‘Measure to manage’ nitrogen expenditure in HRZ

Fertiliser test strips fine-tune fertiliser decisions

Prize to test novel frost intervention feasibility

Frost physiology knowledge base grows

New ebook to provide grower resource for soil water repellence

Good seasons blur wetters’ benefit

Major partnership to deliver spray hazard warning system

Growers urged to focus on minimising risks of spray drift this season

On-time summer weed control crucial to effective fallow management

No-till advocate seeks next big yield advance

Mineral mulch – a new moisture-saving frontier

Exhaustive endeavour to relieve soils headache

Fire spurs farm business regeneration

Research seeks out perfect paddock marriage

Weed-suppressive cover crops identified

New pre-emergent options and their fit in the farming system

Chaff residues put to the pest pressure

New tool helps grain growers preserve beneficial insects on-farm

Chemical residues in crops could harm safe grain status

Brands, breeds, bright ideas – confirmation bias in action

Partnership targets next-generation herbicides

New herbicide classification system

Fungicide timing essential for chocolate spot

Bacteria versus fungus – fighting Ascochyta carryover on stubble

Building mouse and insect pressure highlights importance of hygiene

Getting the most out of ground-level fumigation

Good grain storage management helps growers grab market opportunities

Long, longer, longest: new trials weigh up benefits of long coleoptile wheat varieties

Pre-breeding co-investment tackles sorghum lodging

Early acidity management essential for pulse success

Putting a value on legume legacies

Research makes strong case for early sown sorghum in the north

How can we achieve grain maize yields of 18+ t/ha?

Functional design improvements for canola

Tactics to manage diamondback moth

Windrowing an aid to harvest logistics

Deep-learning imaging to picture crop health

Wild peanut’s legacy reaches across the world

Cropping’s quiet achiever establishes a foothold

Putting a value on paddock drainage

Forecasts fortified for decision-making confidence

Innovators turn straw into renewable ammonia

Sprouted wheat a viable option for animal feed

GRDC takes a ‘ground up’ approach to research

National Grower Network: listening, learning and responding

Study shows ‘tweaking’ pays handsome dividends

Improving harvester set-up ‘money in the bank’: grower

Farming After Fire workshops deliver timely support to growers

French grain grower swaps farming for Australian grains research

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